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{{Infobox civilization|image=AmicitianFlag.png|position_name1=BlueBox97|foundation_date=16 July 2023|position_name2=MrMattimation|position_title2=Prime Minister|position_title1=King|name=The Kingdom of Amicitia|government_type=Constitutional Monarchy|caption=Flag of Amicitia|motto=The Kingdom of the Sapphire Waves|discord=https://discord.gg/wJZ5RU9Cbb|demonym=Amicitian|national_anthem=United We Stand|subheader=Amicitia|position_title3=Lord Chancellor|position_name3=tdavis232}}'''Amicitia''' (officially the '''Kingdom of Amicitia''') is a transcontinental, maritime nation located across the southeast coast of the Western Continent and the northwest coast of Alenarith.

In terms of foreign policy, Amicitia is a member of the B.U.I.L.D. Alliance, making it allies with the nations of Mount Augusta, the Imperial Federation, the Fempire Union, Arsenia, New Jersey, Calw, and Transylvania.

The story of Amicitia begins in Gensokyo in a region colloquially referred to as “Proto-Amicitia”. The first Pre-Luxian Amicitians appeared here, deep within the Gensokyojin forests. These Pre-Luxian Amicitians existed as an autonomous tribe with no contact or recognition from other nations.

Eventually, Chief BlueBox97 set forth an initiative headed by his advisor jjonthan to explore the surrounding area and establish contact with other countries.

jjonthan first established communication with Gensokyo. Realizing that the tribe was in pre-claimed land, Chief BlueBox decided to search for unclaimed territory to grow his people from a tribe into a kingdom.

With the help of Gensokyo’s leader Topaz, the tribe was directed to the abandoned settlement of Belahaveno (once part of the recently disbanded Arsenio Pact).

Not long into the Kingdom’s formation, strong bonds with neighboring nations began to form, particularly with Amicitia’s neighbor to the north- Mount Augusta.

Then Deputy Mayor of Mount Augusta, ComradeNick, was connected with the early Amicitians via Topaz. With help from Nick, these early settlers were guided in establishing industry and firmer infrastructure.

In this period, the King and his Royal Diplomat jjonthan traveled to the Realm of Aeros and signed the “Treaty of the Enchanted City” with Aeros’s Grand Councilor ItzHoover- solidifying their friendship and cooperation.

Not long after this, Amicitia and Mount Augusta became formal allies with Amicitia’s signing of the Mount Augusta Friendship Organization (MAFO) and Mount Augusta Treaty Organization (MATO). Soon after, an Amicitian delegation was present and played a small role in the inauguration of Augustan Mayor Podly.

Amicitia’s first major scandal came when immigrants arrived from the Pirate Republic of Nassau. One of these immigrants, a builder called setonix, incited controversy when it came to light that he had stolen a large number of items from respected Nassuvian PaddingtonBear.

A deal was fostered at this time with veteran player and server cartographer TheJmqn. The resulting “Oceanview-Amicitia Agreement” saw the integration of the Oceanview Isles into the Kingdom- more than doubling Amicitia’s landmass. The Oceanview-Amicitia Agreement effectively solidified Amicitia’s holdings as an island kingdom and its indomitable presence in the northern part of the Medi Sea.

=== The B.U.I.L.D. Alliance & Lux in Past and Future ===

Amicitia’s global presence continued to grow. With this came a request from ComradeNick for Amicitia to join the recently established BUILD Alliance. This request was accepted and Amicitia joined the alliance and, in the process, became allied with the nations of the Imperial Federation, Fempire Union, Arsenia, and New Jersey.

With overseas relationships being established, the Lux Capital underwent major changes and increases in infrastructure. Ashburn Central Station was established with access to both the OneDest SNACC line and the Amicitian Domestic Rail (ADR) streamlining travel between the Lux Capital and other islands. The Emptum Shopping District was also completed, providing further jobs for Amicitians.

The Lux Capital’s pre-Amicitian past reemerged in this time with player pizzalawl of the former Arsenio Pact returning to the server. It was revealed that pizzalawl established the then abandoned settlement of Belahaveno, which eventually became the Lux Capital.

pizzalawl was granted citizenship and began to write and share about the Capital’s Pre-Amicitian history. This has sparked considerable conversation about Amicitia’s past, the role of those who came before, and how the future of the Kingdom could be impacted by this.

As war broke out in December 2023, Amicitia found itself close to much of the conflict. When the War of the Icenian Coalition broke out between the forces of Icenia and Yoahtl against the Empire of Gang Shi, Amicitia had no part in the fighting though had small ties to Gang Shi given its closeness with various BUILD nations.

While no Amicitians took part in the fighting of this war, Amicitian diplomat jjonthan joined with forces from MTA and Gang Shi to secure the MTA Nether Portal when it was threatened by fighters from Doom City.

The controversy surrounding this event and others like it would soon see to the Doom City-BUILD conflict, of which Amicitia was a part. Due to most of the fighting taking place in Mount Augusta and Arsenia, Amicitia did not see any major fighting and instead provided supplies and information to other BUILD leaders in hopes of aiding them in the conflict.

Ultimately, with Doom City’s rallied support from Estalia, the fighting ended with a victory for Doom City. Despite heavy losses for BUILD, Amicitia remained largely unchanged and soon opened its borders to refugees from the conflict, prioritizing those from the harmed BUILD nations.

In addition to wheat, the Lux Capital’s Port Amicitia serves as a major trade port in +,+, specifically between the south of the Western Continent and the north of Alenarith.

The Lux Capital’s Emptum Shopping District also provides various avenues of commerce both in business from Amicitia and abroad.